Retroactive Special Edition: Detective Comics Through The Decades

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Detective Comics (1970’s)

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History
Detective Comics 1970
Detective Comics 1971
Detective Comics 1972
Detective Comics 1973
Detective Comics 1974
Detective Comics 1975
Detective Comics 1976
Detective Comics 1977
Detective Comics 1978
Detective Comics 1979

My Overall Pick
Detective Comics #457. The death of Batman’s parents is what shaped him into becoming the hero he is. Their death is the event that weighs on him constantly and the way that they were murdered established the reason for his strong hatred towards guns and the criminal element that was running unchecked on the streets of Gotham. Factoring that all in, this cover is the perfect visual representation of Batman thinking back to that tragic night all those years ago. The background is a solid black which not only helps sell the melancholy tone and the sombre subject matter featured within but also helps keep the reader’s focus on the central image. Speaking of the central image, we have the head of Batman, a look of reflection plastered on his face. With the aid of the artist we can clearly see he is thinking of that aforementioned night as the flashback image is superimposed onto Batman’s cowl. The image features a young Bruce Wayne cradling the bodies of his dead parents as the murderer runs away with his gun still smoking. The scene has also got a sickly green and yellow colouring applied to it which helps make the overall cover that much better by unifying the entire scene while limiting the colours so that it doesn’t overwhelm us.
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